| Girdhar Swami | |
| Birth Place: | India |
| Occupation: | Casting director |
| Years Active: | 2009–present |
Girdhar Swami is an Indian casting director.[1] [2] [3] He made his debut with the film 3 Idiots.[4] He is primarily recognized for his work on projects such as the National Award-winning film 3 Idiots, Rowdy Rathore,Wazir, Sanam Teri Kasam, Babumoshai Bandookbaaz, Andhadhun, Coolie No. 1 and Yaariyan 2.[5] [6] [7]
In 2009, Girdhar Swami commenced his career as a casting director with the film 3 Idiots starring Aamir Khan.[8] In 2012, he worked on the casting for Rowdy Rathore featuring Akshay Kumar and Ferrari Ki Sawaari starring Sharman Joshi.[9] The following year, he cast for Chashme Baddoor starring Ali Zafar and Taapsee Pannu.[10]
In 2014, Swami was involved in casting for Hasee Toh Phasee featuring Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra, and Gunday starring Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor.[11] He also worked on Calendar Girls in 2015.
In 2016, he cast for Sanam Teri Kasam starring Harshvardhan Rane and Mawra Hocane and Wazir featuring Farhan Akhtar and Amitabh Bachchan.[12] [13] [14] In 2017, his casting projects included Gul Makai starring Divya Dutta and Atul Kulkarni, Indu Sarkar featuring Neil Nitin Mukesh, Beyond the Clouds starring Ishaan Khatter and Malavika Mohanan, and Babumoshai Bandookbaaz featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui.[15]
In 2018, Swami worked on Andhadhun, a National Award-winning film starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Tabu, and Radhika Apte, as well as Bhaiaji Superhit featuring Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta. In 2020, he cast for Coolie No. 1 starring Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan, and Virgin Bhanupriya featuring Urvashi Rautela.[16] In 2023, he worked on casting for Yaariyan 2 starring Meezaan Jafri and Divya Khosla Kumar.[17]
| Project | Director | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 Idiots | Rajkumar Hirani | Debut project | |
| 2012 | Rowdy Rathore | Prabhu Deva | ||
| Ferrari Ki Sawaari | Rajesh Mapuskar | |||
| Chashme Baddoor | David Dhawan | |||
| 2014 | Hasee Toh Phasee | Vinil Mathew | ||
| Gunday | Ali Abbas Zafar | |||
| 2015 | Calendar Girls | Madhur Bhandarkar | ||
| 2016 | Sanam Teri Kasam | Radhika Rao-Vinay Sapru | ||
| Wazir | Bejoy Nambiar | |||
| 2017 | Gul Makai | H.E. Amjad Khan | ||
| Indu Sarkar | Madhur Bhandarkar | |||
| Beyond the Clouds | Majid Majidi | |||
| Babumoshai Bandookbaaz | Kushan Nandy | |||
| 2018 | Andhadhun | Sriram Raghavan | National Award-winning film | |
| Bhaiaji Superhit | Neerraj Pathak | |||
| 2020 | Coolie No. 1 | David Dhawan | ||
| Virgin Bhanupriya | Ajay Lohan | |||
| 2023 | Yaariyan 2 | Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru |